Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 944 Disappointment

Many battles are always unexpected.

Groups of cavalry rushed down the hills, circled out from behind the woods, and rushed out of the village.They are menacing and murderous, as if they want to tear the enemy into pieces.

Liang Hanyong greeted him with more than a thousand riders.The knights leveled their horses and collided fiercely with the enemy.

More than two thousand riders passed by each other, each leaving dead bodies all over the ground.

Tuoba Renfu was a little surprised.Aren't the Feilong Army infantry who dismount and fight?Although I vaguely heard that there are some warriors who can ride and fight among them, I always feel that compared with his soldiers who have been fighting, marching and even sleeping on horseback all the year round, the cavalry warriors of the Flying Dragon Army are not professional enough and not elite enough.

But the result of the battle was very surprising. The cavalry soldiers selected by the Flying Dragon Army were very brave and good at fighting on horseback.

Liang Hanyong grinned a little too.

He suffered a small injury, but it was not serious, and he could continue to fight.What hurts him is that at least 300 people were killed or injured in the frontal charge just now.

A warrior who is proficient in both infantry and cavalry combat is much more valuable than professional cavalry or infantry.It will be very disadvantageous to fight like this.But the atmosphere is here, so what should we do?
"Come again!" Liang Hanyong turned his horse's head and led his men back to kill again.

Tuoba Renfu was also a little annoyed, so he took the lead and went up to meet him.

People and horses staggered, and there was blood and corpses all over the ground.

The cavalry—especially the traditional Central Plains Lancers—had little difference in style of play from the infantry. The comparison was who was more skilled and who was more capable of enduring casualties.

One party couldn't bear it and left in a rout, while the other party would pursue and reap the fruits of the battle.But generally speaking, the cavalry in the Central Plains battlefield are subordinate to the infantry group, and they will try to avoid direct combat.

"Rush again!" Liang Hanyong played out his temper, and launched a third charge with the severely reduced troops.

Xue Li also took the infantry brigade into formation.

The auxiliary soldiers gather up the horses, and then drive away the enemy's rangers with long spears and infantry bows.They are not good crops. Many of them have undergone five years of rigorous military training from the Shanzhou Academy and the Lingzhou Academy. The ones with tattoos on their faces are either the sons of local tyrants who are eager to make contributions, or the desperadoes gathered in the countryside, who dare to fight and fight.

The soldiers even quickly formed an army formation, trying to outflank the enemy cavalry.Their expressions were calm and calm, and they didn't care about the harassing charge of the group of cavalry, and they even seemed to be mocking.

Tuoba Youqi, who was in charge of harassing them, was shot and killed more than a dozen people by the step bow, and two of them rushed over because of their bravery. , People were also dragged off their horses and disappeared into the crowd.After a while, two dead heads were thrown out.

Rangers no longer dared to approach, and lost the meaning of harassment and deterrence.

After the cavalry on both sides finished the third confrontation, Liang Hanyong's hair was disheveled and his face was covered with blood. He glanced around and saw that there were far fewer familiar faces.

"Rush again!" He yelled angrily, ignoring the injuries on his body.

The cavalry behind them were silent, but raised their horses one after another.

Liang Ren's hall horse can't stand more than a thousand riders, and he can charge more than ten or twenty rounds in a row, and finally defeat Zhu Jin's cavalry, who is worse than the other?Continue to rush until the thieves can't take it anymore, and when they reach them, they will make a detour when they see the flying dragon army.

rush!Go, go, go!Hundreds of riders sped up again, with a chilling air of indifference to life and death.

The enemy cavalry summoned up their courage, shouted and came forward.

"Boom!" With just one blow, the bandit cavalry collapsed, and the originally tight formation was blown apart.

Tuoba Renfu's face was livid, and under the cover of his followers, he galloped his horse and tried to rush into the camp.

The infantry of the United Army just came out of the camp and after witnessing a soul-stirring cavalry fight, they suddenly saw their own cavalry rushing back in embarrassment, and they were in a commotion.

Zhu Quanzhong rode his horse forward, drew out his horizontal knife, and said: "Those who dare to speak out are defeated, beheaded!"

"Those who dare to speak out, beheaded!" Zhu's soldiers shouted in unison, barely suppressing the noise.

"Recoil the cavalry." Zhu Quanzhong ordered.

To be honest, he didn't want to fight today's battle.But the Tuoba Renfu Department rushed to reinforce him, which made him feel strange.

It seems unreasonable not to fight a war if you want the two states of Denglei as a place to live.What he needs most now is prestige, and winning battles is the fastest way to increase prestige, there is no other way.

The cavalry of the United Army bit the bullet and stepped forward to meet them.

Their horse speed hadn't reached the limit yet, but Liang Hanyong turned around and rushed straight towards them.

"Crash!" Hundreds of cavalry rushed into the cavalry formation of the United Army, almost cutting it off in the middle.

"Killing you is like killing chicken ears!" Liang Hanyong pulled out the iron mace in the sheath and knocked down two United Army cavalry soldiers in succession.

Judging by their looks, they should have some basics before joining the army, and after such a long period of training, their level should not be too bad.But when they really fight against the enemy, when they really face the bloody and murderous opponent, they are as clumsy as a child, with stiff muscles and distorted expressions. No deformation.

Kill them, it's so easy!

It's too easy to kill opponents who haven't had time to grow up!

More than a thousand enemy cavalry were scattered in one rush, more thoroughly than the cavalry under Tuoba Renfu who had hedged for four rounds.

"Rush with me!" Liang Hanyong shouted at his soldiers with blood surging.

The flag behind him waved his flag, and a large group of cavalry followed.

The infantry of the United Army was in a hurry.

The formation changes that were very smooth during training on weekdays became extremely sluggish, and the soldiers' brains went blank. You squeezed me and I bumped into you, making a mess.

The officers, all veterans, behaved fairly normally, and they shouted orders to shoot arrows.

Someone overcame the fear in his heart, gently put down the rifle in his hand, and pulled out the stringed bow.

Some people were still standing there dumbfounded, as if they hadn't heard the order.

Someone gripped the lance with both hands so hard that their knuckles turned white, and they kept swallowing saliva.

"It's urgent!" Zhu Youliang led two thousand soldiers forward without asking for instructions.

These 2000 people are specially reserved troops with a relatively high proportion of veterans, even the recruits among them, and they are also the kind with a relatively good foundation and the courage to fight.

Zhu Youhui also charged up with five hundred cavalry.

This is a cavalry army based on the elite of Tabaidu. They went straight to Liang Hanyong's troops without fear.

More than a thousand riders collided head-on in front of the formation, the bloody storm continued, and the stumps and broken arms flew around.

Liang Hanyong fought for a while, and killed the two men. Seeing the increasing casualties of his men, he couldn't hold on any longer, and finally ordered to retreat.

Hundreds of horses galloped and collapsed.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Before the enemy cavalry had time to be happy, dense arrows flew towards them, and people shouted and neighed immediately, causing chaos.

The infantry of the Flying Dragon Army formed three small phalanxes, and a total of [-] soldiers pressed forward.

The enemy cavalry wisely moved away from the battlefield.

Wearing heavy armor and carrying a Mo Dao, Xue Li led 2000 men to speed up their pace, and fought hand-to-hand with 2000 men from Zhu Youliang's troops.

Fighting is all about momentum.Xue Li was not originally a peerless fierce man, but after traveling with the Flying Dragon Army and winning a series of victories, he is already a standard desperado, "brother fierce general".Holding the spear stabbed by the enemy, he slashed left and right with the Mo Dao, and rushed forward five or six steps in a row, and no one could stop him.

The soldiers also followed quickly, shouting in unison, firing their knives and guns, causing the enemy to retreat step by step, crowding close together, and the formation was slightly deformed.

"Those who stand in my way will die!" Mo Dao had already slashed sharply, and the horizontal knife at his waist was pulled out. After being inserted into the enemy's body, he couldn't pull it out for a while. Xue Li's eyes widened with anger, and he didn't give up. The punch hits the enemy in front of him.

The armor was full of criss-cross scratches. He roared, holding a long spear hard, trying to stretch out his hands, trying to pinch the throat of the enemy on the opposite side.

The robes followed up with shouts, trading lives for lives, without fear.

You can cut me off, but I don't care, I'll cut you off too, let's see who blinks first and who can't take it first.

Cowards can't play this game, so they turn around and run away without any courage.

The stalemate lasted only a moment.

Like a flood that broke a dam, United Army resistance soon crumbled. The 2000 people were defeated, trampling on each other in the process of fleeing, which was terrible.

Holding a long spear, Zhu Youliang shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the rout.

Several people rushed towards him, and after a series of blows, Zhu Youliang fell unwillingly.

The 5000 main force of the United Army lined up in the rear threw away their equipment, turned around and ran away, without even the courage to fight.

Zhu Quanzhong seemed to be ten years older at this moment. He swayed while sitting on the horse, and almost fell off the horse.

The soldiers supported him with all their might, and retreated back to the camp surrounded by the chaotic soldiers.

Poorly, a few days ago, he was still fantasizing about slowly seizing power in the second state of Denglei under the pretext of defending the Xia army.Today's defeat, all calculations have disappeared, and it still looks so ridiculous.

Two thousand vanguards of the Flying Dragon Army rushed to the front of the camp, and the gate of the camp was barely closed.A dense stream of arrows shot out from the wall of the stronghold, and it was the soldiers staying behind in the camp who were shooting arrows.

Their faces were pale, and they exerted the strength of breastfeeding, completely forgetting the essentials of daily practice.Someone used too much force, even the bowstring was broken, leaving a bloody mark on his face, and he cried out in agony.

The broken soldiers gathered under the stronghold cried loudly.Someone couldn't stand and fell into the ditch with a splash, screaming one after another.

The soldiers of the Feilong Army were also shot untenably by the dense arrows, and suffered heavy casualties, so they retreated.

Seeing this, the United soldiers who were locked outside the stronghold fled to both sides one after another, and some even surrendered directly, still in shock.

Liang Hanyong has retreated to the back of the formation.

Before the attack, less than half of the warriors of the Thousand Riders remained. Everyone was wounded, but their spirits were not bad.

The knights who came back from the bloody battle passed by Du Guangyi, and all of them looked at him provocatively.Someone even untied the broken armor, revealing the black chest hair and the bloody wound, and left laughing.

Du Guangyi congratulated Qi Bizhang repeatedly as if he hadn't seen him.

"Zhu Quanzhong is really old..." Qi Bizhang looked at the camp and sighed: "I think back then when we attacked Liang, there was one bitter battle after another. I don't know how many heroic and brave sons died in Cao, Song, Shan, and so on. Xu Zhuzhou. They are not inferior to the warriors who smashed the bandit army today, and sometimes they were even crushed by Liang soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, chasing and killing the army. Only a few years later, Zhu Quanzhong's soldiers became like this, Let me down."

"Military envoy, in a person's life, sometimes there is only one chance. There is only one army that has been victorious in all battles. Once it is gone, it will not be so simple to rebuild. It is very likely that the original momentum will never be regained. "Du Guangyi said: "At that time, Zhu Quanzhong subdued the old Xuanwu army, killed Bozhou rebel general Xie Yin, defeated Huang Chao, broke Qin Zongquan, destroyed Shi Pu, retired Li Keyong, and beat Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin. Hongxin, Zhang Quanyi and others all surrendered. What kind of heroism is this. Now they are nothing more than a lost dog under the fence. What kind of good soldiers can the coach train with this energy? Besides, most of the Liang soldiers back then were Zhu. Jane did it through training, but Zhu Quanzhong doesn't have the ability."

"That's right." Qi Bizhang smiled and said, "After fighting for 20 years, I felt a little emotional, which made Du Suishi laugh at me. I don't think anyone can stop us in Denglai Erzhou. It's a pity that there are too few soldiers. Now, there are more than enough field battles and not enough siege, let me scare Ye County and see if I can take it lightly."

(End of this chapter)